Scientific Writing and Publishing

Scientific Writing and Publishing for students and researchers in the natural sciences who are new to publishing or wish to refresh their skills. This course will enable you to:

• Develop writing skills and confidence in writing for magazines;
• Understand editorial processes and what editors are looking for;
• Learn best practices for submitting an article and peer review.

This course consists of 3 parts with a duration of 11 hours - 10 minutes lessons.

• Part 1: Writing a research paper

  How to write clearly, write a great title and abstract, and structure your paper — as well as how to manage and present your data.

• Part 2: Publishing a research paper

  How to select a journal for publication, submit your article, and navigate the editorial process — including how to write cover letters, the peer review process, and editorial decisions.

• Part 3: Writing and publishing a review paper

  What makes a great review paper, how to plan and write a review, and how to referee a review paper.